In this example, the magnitude of the equivalent
weight of sulfuric acid is HALF of that of the molecular weight. This is beacuse
according to the balanced chemical reaction, one mole of sulfuric acid reacts
with TWO equivalents of hydroxide (i.e. same as saying that there are TWO
equivalents of protons per mole of sulfuric acid).

In this example, the magnitude of the equivalent
weight of ammonium hydroxide is the same as the molecular weight.This is beacuse
according to the balanced chemical reaction, one mole of ammonium hydroxide
reacts with ONE equivalent of H+.

In this example, the magnitude of the equivalent
weight of sulfuric acid is the same as the molecular weight. This is beacuse
according to the balanced chemical reaction, one mole of sulfuric acid reacts
with ONE equivalent of hydroxide.

Note: In a laboratory setting,
one can obtain the EXPERIMENTAL EQUIVALENT WEIGHT simply by analyzing
a known amount of sample by using volumetric analysis. In other words, by knowing
the weight of the sample used in the analysis and the number of equivalents
of the titrant used in the titration, one can then calculate the experimental
equivalent weight based on the data.

Once the experimental equivalent weight is known, one can
then compare the theoretical equivalent weight (i.e. one that based only one
the balanced chemical reaction) with the experimental one.